Preparing Students for Assessment

Nigel discusses recent changes to assessments for students and how he prepared students for these new approaches.

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Amy: Hi, everyone. I’m joined this morning by Professor Nigel Savery from the School of Biochemistry and he’s going to talk to … Continue reading...

A chat about moving to online open book exams.

Sarah Davies (Director of Education Innovation/ Director of BILT) talks with Professor Nigel Savery (Professor of Biochemistry) about his move to online open book exams. Reflecting on the process, rationale, challenges and impact of this approach.… Continue reading...

Meet the National Teaching Fellowship nominees – Professor Paul Wyatt

Paul is a Professorial Teaching Fellow and Senior Academic Developer in the School of Chemistry and was recently nominated by the University to apply for the Advance HE, National Teaching Fellowship scheme in 2021.

After I finished my degree in … Continue reading...

Geography’s data analysis practicals: the challenges of online teaching and learning

Video case study outlining some of the challenges of teaching computer practicals online and the implications this has for student learning experiences.

More content can be found on the BILT video siteContinue reading...

Supporting graduate learners: Optimising the physical and digital environment for case-based learning in veterinary education

A Teaching Innovation Grant was awarded to Emma Love for 2018/19 for a project looking into support for graduates on the Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme (AGEP), specifically looking at the impact physical and digital space had on learning.

The group, Continue reading...

Team Based Learning Masterclass

Dundee, 26th June 2019

There were two masterclasses running in Dundee – an introductory and an advanced session.  This was the advanced session.  Although the number of attendees was small at around ten, everybody had some experience of running … Continue reading...

Strategic Students and Question Spotting

The following piece was written by Helen Heath, a BILT Fellow, Reader in Physics and (soon to be!) University Education Director (Quality).

Why do we think that students being strategic in their learning is a bad thing? Is this an … Continue reading...

An interview with… Chris Adams

Chris Adams is a teaching fellow and first-year coordinator in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, where he has been teaching undergraduates for nearly twenty years. He is interested in all aspects of education, from digital learning Continue reading...

MAP: Bristol (Student project to monitor atmospheric pollution)

A Teaching Innovation Grant was awarded to Dr Chris Adams for the academic year 2017/18 – you can find a summary of the project he undertook with his grant below. If you would like to read the full report, please Continue reading...